Claire Simpson is a British film editor whose work has been honored with an Academy Award (for Oliver Stone's Platoon) and a BAFTA Film Award for Best Editing for The Constant Gardener. She was mentored by Dede Allen and in turn mentored such notable and renowned Academy Award-winning film editors as Pietro Scalia, David Brenner, Joe Hutshing and Julie Monroe. She also worked as editor of Oliver Stone's Salvador and Wall Street.
Academy Awards
Best Film Editing
British Academy Film Awards
Best Editing
Known For
Platoon
(1986)
Editor
Napoleon
(2023)
Editor
Caligula
(1979)
Assistant Editor
Black Mass
(2015)
Additional Editing
The Last Duel
(2021)
Editor
The Reader
(2008)
Editor
House of Gucci
(2021)
Editor
All the Money in the World
(2017)
Editor
The Snowman
(2017)
Editor
The Constant Gardener
(2005)
Editor
Wall Street
(1987)
Editor
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(2011)
Editor
A Most Wanted Man
(2014)
Editor
Far from the Madding Crowd
(2015)
Editor
Gladiator II
(2024)
Editor
Salvador
(1986)
Editor
Full Filmography
Editing
Caligula
(1979)
Assistant Editor
C.H.U.D.
(1984)
Editor
Soldiers in Hiding
(1984)
Editor
Platoon
(1986)
Editor
Salvador
(1986)
Editor
Wall Street
(1987)
Editor
Someone to Watch Over Me
(1987)
Editor
Tequila Sunrise
(1988)
Editor
Hell High
(1989)
Editor
State of Grace
(1990)
Editor
The Mambo Kings
(1992)
Editor
Black Beauty
(1994)
Editor
The Fan
(1996)
Editor
Without Limits
(1998)
Editor
Jakob the Liar
(1999)
Editor
Town & Country
(2001)
Editor
Possession
(2002)
Editor
The Constant Gardener
(2005)
Editor
The Return
(2006)
Editor
The Reader
(2008)
Editor
Stop-Loss
(2008)
Editor
Nine
(2009)
Editor
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(2011)
Editor
A Most Wanted Man
(2014)
Editor
Far from the Madding Crowd
(2015)
Editor
Black Mass
(2015)
Additional Editing
The Snowman
(2017)
Editor
All the Money in the World
(2017)
Editor
House of Gucci
(2021)
Editor
The Last Duel
(2021)
Editor
Napoleon
(2023)
Editor
Gladiator II
(2024)
Editor